The Parker Alexander Scholarship program offers university and high school students throughout Northeast Louisiana an opportunity to win up to $2,500 in scholarship funds by submitting a proposal on improving traffic safety in our community.
Parker Alexander has continued its commitment to serving communities throughout Northeast Louisiana with the Parker Alexander Scholarship program. This unique scholarship program offers university and high school students who are legal residents of the 12 Northeast Louisiana parishes an opportunity to win a $2,500 scholarship grand prize or a $500 scholarship second prize. One grand prize scholarship winner and one second prize scholarship winner will be selected. Each scholarship program applicant should submit an original essay with a proposal to improve traffic safety and/or reduce traffic accidents in Northeast Louisiana. Assessment criteria include persuasiveness, creativity, originality, and feasibility. Applications should also include a short statement about individual scholarship needs and the student’s planned course of study in college. Chad Carter, Colonel, USAF (Ret.) and attorney at Parker Alexander, served in the U.S. Air Force for over 20 years.
“One of the core values in the U.S. Air Force is ‘Service Before Self,” says Carter. “This core value inspired us to create the Parker Alexander Scholarship program. We want to make Northeast Louisiana a safer place for all of us. There are over 700 traffic fatalities in Louisiana every year. We are asking our community’s bright young minds to give ideas on how to get this number down. That’s why feasibility is one of the assessment criteria. We want to see original ideas that have a chance to be implemented to benefit our local communities.”
Parker Alexander is accepting applications and essays until April 11.
Students who want to apply for the Parker Alexander Scholarship program should visit https:// www.parkeralexander. com/about-us/parker-alexander- scholarship/ For more information, please contact Chad Carter 318-322-7373 or scholarships@parkeralexander. com.
